The University of Kansas Libraries

Spahr Engineering Library

http://www.lib.ku.edu/EngLib

Resources

Notes:

1. Underlined resources are available through the KU Information Gateway. http://infogateway.ku.edu/
2. Remote access to licensed resources is explained at http://www.lib.ku.edu/technology/

Books

• KU Library Catalog. Lists all KU science and engineering books and journals.
• KU Medical Libraries Catalogs. Connect from within the KU Library Catalog.
• WorldCat. Merged catalogs of thousands of libraries worldwide.

Articles

• Web of Science. Interdisciplinary coverage of 5,900 journals in all fields of science and engineering beginning 1983. Special feature is cited reference searching.
• Subject databases:
Biology: Biological Abstracts.
Chemistry: SciFinder Scholar.
Engineering: Compendex. Indexes 5,000 journals in all areas of engineering.
Mathematics: MathSciNet.
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: PubMed.
Biology: arXiv.org e-Print archive.

Reports

• National Technical Information Service (NTIS) database and web site.
• OSTI databases. U.S. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific & Technical Information. http://www.osti.gov/search/
• See also guide on Stanford University Library site http://www-sul.stanford.edu/collect/techrpt.html

Dissertations

• Dissertation Abstracts Online.
• Current Research @ University of Kansas. Full-text of KU dissertations and theses published after 1996.

Web Resources

• Scirus. "The most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet." http://www.scirus.com/srsapp/
• Google Scholar. http://scholar.google.com/
• EEVL: The Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics & Computing. http://www.eevl.ac.uk/
• Google Science. http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/
• Google Technology. http://directory.google.com/Top/Science/Technology/

Services

Renew your checked-out books online

Document Delivery

1. Request scans of articles delivered to your desktop:
   • Article available in KU Library
   • Article available in KU Medical Center Library
   • Article not available in KU Library of KU Med
   For all of the above, use Request Materials page at https://illiad.lib.ku.edu/KKU/ (also known as WebRetrieve, Document Delivery, and Interlibrary Loan).
2. Request a loan of a book not available in the KU Libraries: Use Request Materials page at https://illiad.lib.ku.edu/KKU/
3. Request a book that is checked out be recalled for you: Use KU Library Catalog-Recalls & Requests button in Full Record, Recall option.
4. Request a book that is in another KU Lawrence Campus library (viz. Anschutz Library) be delivered to Spahr for you: Use KU Library Catalog-Recalls & Requests button in Full Record, Retrieve from Shelf option.
5. Request a book that is in the Library Annex (off-site storage facility) be delivered to Spahr for you: Use KU Library Catalog-Recalls & Requests button in Full Record, Retrieve from Shelf option.
Note: See turnaround times for requests at http://www.lib.ku.edu/retrievalservices/turn.shtml. If you need an item immediately, you will need to get it yourself.

Recommend a book be purchased for the Library

• Contact the Engineering Librarian at krussell@ku.edu, or
• Submit an online form at http://www.lib.ku.edu/public/voyager/purchase.shtml

Get help using the library

• Phone: (785) 864-3866.
• In person, ask at Service Desk.
• Email reference service: Ask-a-Librarian at http://www.lib.ku.edu/aska/
• Contact the Engineering Librarian at krussell@ku.edu

Reserves

• Print: Ask at Service Desk in Spahr
• Electronic: Connect from Spahr home page http://www.lib.ku.edu/EngLib/

Research Assistance:

http://www.lib.ku.edu/research/

All about journal article indexes & library catalogs

Most library databases offer similar functionalities such as the following:

Help

• Guides. Example: SciFinder Scholar Resources at http://www.cas.org/SCIFINDER/SCHOLAR/index.html
• Tutorials. May require downloaded client. Example: PubMed Tutorial at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/
• Context-sensitive help. Example: Web of Science cited reference search (see below).

Searching

• Modes: Simple; Advanced; Expert
• Keyword; truncation/wildcards; phrases
• Controlled vocabulary
• Boolean logic
• Field searching
• Limiting
• Combining searches; search history

Handling results

• Record formats
• Sorting
• Printing/downloading/emailing
• Reference management software (RefWorks; EndNote) http://www.lib.ku.edu/technology/citing/

KULink

Current awareness (requires registration)

• Alerts
• Saved searches

Cited reference searching: Web of Science only

• Use one good article to find more on the same subject.
• Evaluate articles by how many times they are cited.